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Key Risks and Success 
Factors 
Business Pros Webinar
What is a… 
•Key Risk? 
•Success Factor?
What are YOUR Success Factors? 
• What is it about your business that makes things successful 
• Examples… 
• Execution 
• Financial sustainability 
• Targeted marketing 
• The right niche
Keep an eye out for these Key Risks! 
• Things that could kill your company 
• Examples 
• Product launches/new service offerings 
• Alienating your base 
• Taking on too much business/growing too fast 
• Hiring the wrong people 
• Putting all your eggs in one basket 
• Incurring too much debt (esp. in initial stages) 
• On average, a company should be profitable on year 3
Questions? 
• Email us at bizpros@synduit.com!

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Small Business Risks and Success Factors

  • 1. Key Risks and Success Factors Business Pros Webinar
  • 2. What is a… •Key Risk? •Success Factor?
  • 3. What are YOUR Success Factors? • What is it about your business that makes things successful • Examples… • Execution • Financial sustainability • Targeted marketing • The right niche
  • 4. Keep an eye out for these Key Risks! • Things that could kill your company • Examples • Product launches/new service offerings • Alienating your base • Taking on too much business/growing too fast • Hiring the wrong people • Putting all your eggs in one basket • Incurring too much debt (esp. in initial stages) • On average, a company should be profitable on year 3
  • 5. Questions? • Email us at bizpros@synduit.com!